WATCH: Turkish Soccer Fans Chant, Boo During Moment of Silence for Paris Victims

Tim Dionisopoulos | November 17, 2015
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Turkish fans allegedly disrupted a moment of silence for the Paris terror attack victims prior to their friendly match against Greece in Constantinople Istanbul, earlier today.

A video posted to YouTube shows fans whistle, boo, and make noise during the moment of silence before the match.

Ece Toksabay, whose Twitter bio describes her as an "Ankara-based Reuters correspondent," claimed on Twitter that some fans were also shouting "Allahu Akbar."



Toksabay claims you can hear the chant after the second minute in the video.



 

The Google translation of the YouTube description reads: "The silence for those who died in the Paris attack before the match were whistled Turkey Greece."
 
The SF Gate has a compilation of videos and tweets surrounding the incident, which also show fans waving flags during the moment of silence.

This follows an incident from yesterday, where some of the fans of the Bosnian national team interrupted a moment of silence for the Paris victims prior to Bosnia's Euro 2016 qualifying match with Ireland.

According to the Gate, Bosnian fans claimed the disruption was only one intoxicated supporter shouting "Palestine." They added that the disruptive fan in question was apparently identified and assaulted at a hotel later that evening by Bosnian supporters in response to his disrespectful gesture.

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